Courgette, pea & pesto soup
Enjoy this super healthy soup when you want a comforting but low-calorie lunch - rich in fibre, vitamin C and folic acid
- Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 15 mins
- Serves 4
- Easy
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, sliced
- 500g courgettes, quartered lengthways and chopped
- 200g frozen peas
- 400g can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1l hot vegetable stock
- 2 tbsp basil pesto, or vegetarian alternative
Method
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Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Cook the garlic for a few seconds, then add the courgettes and cook for 3 mins until they start to soften. Stir in the peas and cannellini beans, pour on the hot stock and cook for a further 3 mins.
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Stir the pesto through the soup with some seasoning, then ladle into bowls and serve with crusty brown bread, if you like. Or pop in a flask to take to work.
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